Coronary artery disease in women: different, often undertreated

H Jneid; H L Thacker

doi:10.3949/ccjm.68.5.441

Coronary artery disease in women: different, often undertreated

Cleve Clin J Med. 2001 May;68(5):441-8. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.68.5.441.

Authors

H Jneid¹, H L Thacker

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.

PMID: 11352324
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.68.5.441

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is responsible for more deaths in women each year than all other causes combined. Women have different cardiac presentations than men and are more likely to be underdiagnosed and undertreated for coronary artery disease. This article addresses gender-specific issues in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of coronary artery disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular System / drug effects
Cardiovascular System / metabolism
Cardiovascular System / physiopathology
Coronary Disease* / epidemiology
Coronary Disease* / etiology
Coronary Disease* / prevention & control
Diabetes Complications
Female
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Humans
Hypertension / complications
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Women's Health*